In June 2008, the Governor of Louisiana signed the Louisiana Science Education Act into law which supports the Trojan Horse of using critical thinking as a way to creak open the door for the teaching of Creationism and...
Read MoreIn June 2008, the Governor of Louisiana signed the Louisiana Science Education Act into law which supports the Trojan Horse of using critical thinking as a way to creak open the door for the teaching of Creationism and...
Read MoreToday was the first day of a new era with the inauguation of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. Yesterday, I suggested that this meant a new era in that new thinking has arrived in Washington, and it will...
Read MoreOn January 20, a new era in science education begins at noon in Washington, DC. I say this because newness in thinking has been brought to the Nation’s capital and is signaled by the inauguation of President Barach Obama....
Read MoreExperiential education is not a new idea, and it certainly is not a new construct for science teachers, especially those teachers that involve their students in inquiry and problem-based learning. However, experiential...
Read MoreI received an email from ScienceDebate2008 asking to complete a survey designed by the National Academies to find out what matters most to interested participants. At the site you will read this statement: The National...
Read MoreHappy New Year! Yesterday I introduced readers of this Weblog to Bob Peterson, a teacher from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who organized a team of educators to develop the website: Social Studies Resources. Bob Peterson is a veteran...
Read MoreThe purpose of this post is to introduced to you to an important new website that I think is very relevant to science educators. It is the Social Studies Resources Website. I became aware of the Social Studies Resources website...
Read MoreIn the next four to eight years, education will face issues that will provide opportunities for really changing the way we think about teaching and learning. It will require, however, that educators and the public use research...
Read MoreWith the inauguration of President-Elect Obama less than 30 days away, and with his selection of Arne Duncan, CEO of the Chicago Public Schools, as the Secretary of Education, there has been discussion in the press, on blogs,...
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